'Somebody buy Johnson' - fan views on balancing Palace's finances
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We asked for your views on what moves would you make or avoid to keep Palace's finances in order this summer. You can read detail on posts lower down this page about how the club are balancing the demands of Uefa's Squad Cost Ratio rules (SCR) given they differ to the demands of the Premier League.
Here are some of your comments:
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Simon: We are now paying the price for an expensive January. Brennan Johnson hasn't settled. The way we play doesn't suit him. If Mateta leaves as well, unless he signs a new contract, then that is about £40-50m of income. We still have other forwards so we won't need to replace them.
Mark: Brennan Johnson, please somebody buy him, please.
Len: Strand Larsen and Brennan Johnson have not risen to the anticipated level. I imagine they are on good money. If we keep Mateta, Strand Larsen could go. Pino impressed as the season progressed so losing Johnson would not be a significant loss. We will see how the new defenders settle in - hopefully losing Lacroix will not be too heavy a loss.
Kiran: I think we should look at the Johnson deal to understand how much money we'd lose and while you're at it consider the sale of Nketiah as he's been a disappointment. Look at Gozo and get backup cover for Sarr and Pino as they are our points of weakness, plus another centre back.
Robert: To be quite honest, I think both Brennan Johnson and Strand Larsen (our record signings) were a huge disappointment. They need to be sold and make way for some better talent! As for Kamada, I'm thrilled he's staying. The second part of last season he was key to our success, whereas the previous season he wasn't focused enough and a huge disappointment!